Method and device for identifying vehicles
First Claim
1. A method for identifying a vehicle having a vehicle data processing system that communicates with a remote central control system including a database, the vehicle data processing system includes an on-board control unit and at least one electronic system storing characterizing data and connected to the on-board control unit, the on-board control unit storing vehicle identity data and being in communication with the central control system, the method comprising the steps of:
- retrieving the characterizing data stored by the electronic system with the on-board control unit;
transmitting the vehicle identity data and the characterizing data with the on-board control unit to the central control system;
transforming the vehicle identity data and the characterizing data into at least two data sets which combine to define a unique identifier;
storing at least one data set on the central control database;
transmitting at least another data set to the on-board control unit; and
storing the another data set on the on-board control unit, said another data set defining an identification number for the vehicle.
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Abstract
A method for identifying a vehicle including retrieving characterizing data stored by an electronic system with an on-board control unit, transmitting vehicle identity data and the characterizing data with the on-board control unit to a central control system, transforming the vehicle identity data and the characterizing data into at least two data sets which combine to define a unique identifier, storing at least a first data set on the central control database, transmitting at least a second data set to the on-board control unit, and storing the second data set on the on-board control unit that defines an identification number for the vehicle.
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1. A method for identifying a vehicle having a vehicle data processing system that communicates with a remote central control system including a database, the vehicle data processing system includes an on-board control unit and at least one electronic system storing characterizing data and connected to the on-board control unit, the on-board control unit storing vehicle identity data and being in communication with the central control system, the method comprising the steps of:
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retrieving the characterizing data stored by the electronic system with the on-board control unit;
transmitting the vehicle identity data and the characterizing data with the on-board control unit to the central control system;
transforming the vehicle identity data and the characterizing data into at least two data sets which combine to define a unique identifier;
storing at least one data set on the central control database;
transmitting at least another data set to the on-board control unit; and
storing the another data set on the on-board control unit, said another data set defining an identification number for the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A vehicle verification system comprising:
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a remote central control system including a database; and
a vehicle data processing system, said vehicle data processing system including;
an on-board control unit storing vehicle identity data and being in communication with the central control system; and
at least one electronic system connected to the on-board control unit and storing characterizing data;
wherein said on-board control unit is configured to retrieve and verify the authenticity of the characterizing data stored by the electronic system;
wherein said on-board control unit is configured to transmit the characterizing data and the vehicle identity data to the central control system such that the central control system transforms the characterizing data and the identity data into at least two sets of data that combine to form a unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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